Snapshot Memory-By Paige Lundeen

Vroom, vroom! WOW it is the first time I get to drive my race car! I am eight years old sitting in the trailer remembering everything my dad had told me, stage shallow, leave on the bottom bulb, and know where the finish line is. All of these things were what he had told me when we would be at home, in the trailer, or ha-ha in my dreams. I know I was only eight but it is the most vivid image I have. Sitting on the trailer door looking at everyone who passes by, the smell of the all of the cars warming up and how every new racer was acting. We are all so little then it is kind of hard to remember the first night at Rocky Mountain Raceways!
POP! SNAP! VROOM! Were all the things you heard in your car while waiting for your turn to go down the track. Well with the slow cars like mine all you heard was putt, putt, putt, and vroom! It was very interesting. Anyways, my first time I hit the gas peddle was the most exhilarating thing for an eight year old. I mean, WAHOO 13.42 seconds. That was fast to me.
I remember my parents coming down when I was done, “did you have fun?” Of course I did who wouldn’t of? This was defiantly at my top 100’s of happiest moments of my life.
That day not everything was so happy. A girl my same age had not a clue what she was doing. She come flying down the track at TOP speed. She had panicked and her first instinct was to turn the corner. Well she did, she t-boned another car and went into the ditch on the other side of the track. I was dead silent, nobody spoke. The emergency crew came racing down the track, lights shining, sirens a roar people screaming and rushing to help the girl.
Everyone was in awe of what just happened. Questions were high. Is she going to be ok, how come she didn’t know where to go? Everyone wanted to know the answers. I being only eight was very scared. I knew that could of happen to anyone at anytime. I was so scared.
It turns out in the end her dad hadn’t showed her where to slow down and she freaked at the end and kept it full throttle. She was fine and still races today.
It made me realize that I was getting myself into a very dangerous situation and I needed to be safe. I have now been racing for seven years and I have come such a long way. From 13 seconds to now 7. I am very proud of all the accomplishments I have made and I hope in the future I can add more to my list. Racing is like that first bite of chocolate cake…addicting!

snapshot-kaitlin nation

It was in fifth grade when I took this picture. Bret, the person in this picture, was doing weird things, like Darth Vader vs. Barney and Tellie Tubbies vs. Darth Vader. Then after that he was pretending to be famous, so I asked him if I could take his picture. He said yes so I took two pictures of him, both different posses. He doesn’t like to get his picture taken, so I was surprised when he said yes. Although I did say he needed a picture for his fans. It’s fun tricking him.

While I was taking a picture, my fifth grade teacher was opening presents form kids because they’re going to miss her. She sprayed perfume that she got, to see what it smelled like. The whole room smelled like vanilla and sweet, fresh picked strawberries. I could hear other people telling each other were to stand so they could take pictures. I saw Bret getting ready as I held the camera by my eye, finger getting ready to press the button. I took it and then he wanted one more so I took another.

As soon as I was done taking the pictures, it was time for a class pictures. Each student that had a camera could take a picture of the class. I was going to take a picture, but I used my last two pics on Bret. It doesn’t matter; I got a picture of all my friends, and the hottie, Bret. Although he knew I was taking the pictures for my self. He knows I like him, so that is why he let me take a picture of him, twice in a row.

When school was over, we all said goodbye and got on the bus. I sat next to my best friend there, younger than me, Olivia Rae Keith, as Bret sat behind us talking to a friend about basketball. Then he called me, I turned around and he was going to ask me something, but then it was time to get off. As soon as we were off the bus, Bret called me again, and this time he really did ask me something. HE ASKED ME OUT!!!

We were best friends forever, and then he asked me out. I couldn’t believe it. We did almost everything together. Then I got the news that we were going to move. I wasn’t going to tell him, but I told everyone else and told them not to tell. Then my friend, Zoey, told him I was going to move in two days. He didn’t believe her, but when there was a moving van parked in front of our place, he was very sad. Mostly because I didn’t tell him I was moving, not because I was moving.

I still think about him all the time. In fact I hung his picture on my locker door. I would be calling him but I lost his phone number. I gave him mine, but we got a new phone number, so now he doesn’t know it. Every time I’m in Draper, I would always ask my mom if we can go see Bret, and she would always say no. one of these days I’m going to run away to see him. I would get in trouble, but it’s worth it.

Sometimes I wonder if I actually could run away, but I kind of don’t. Now that I have made friends, this is where I want to be. Plus I’ve been getting good grades without Bret on the mind.

Snapshot-Kaitlin Nation

It was in fifth grade when I took this picture. Bret, the person in this picture, was doing weird things, like Darth Vader vs. Barney and Tellie Tubbies vs. Darth Vader. Then after that he was pretending to be famous, so I asked him if I could take his picture. He said yes so I took two pictures of him, both different posses. He doesn’t like to get his picture taken, so I was surprised when he said yes. Although I did say he needed a picture for his fans. It’s fun tricking him.

While I was taking a picture, my fifth grade teacher was opening presents form kids because they’re going to miss her. She sprayed perfume that she got, to see what it smelled like. The whole room smelled like vanilla and sweet, fresh picked strawberries. I could hear other people telling each other were to stand so they could take pictures. I saw Bret getting ready as I held the camera by my eye, finger getting ready to press the button. I took it and then he wanted one more so I took another.

As soon as I was done taking the pictures, it was time for a class pictures. Each student that had a camera could take a picture of the class. I was going to take a picture, but I used my last two pics on Bret. It doesn’t matter; I got a picture of all my friends, and the hottie, Bret. Although he knew I was taking the pictures for my self. He knows I like him, so that is why he let me take a picture of him, twice in a row, with different poses.

When school was over, we all said goodbye and got on the bus. I sat next to my best friend there, younger than me, Olivia Rae Keith, as Bret sat behind us talking to a friend about basketball. Then he called me, I turned around and he was going to ask me something, but then it was time to get off. As soon as we were off the bus, Bret called me again, and this time he really did ask me something. HE ASKED ME OUT!!!

We were best friends forever, and then he asked me out. I couldn’t believe it. We did almost everything together. Then I got the news that we were going to move. I wasn’t going to tell him, but I told everyone else and told them not to tell. Then my friend, Zoey, told him I was going to move in two days. He didn’t believe her, but when there was a moving van parked in front of our place, he was very sad. Mostly because I didn’t tell him I was moving, not because I was moving.

I still think about him all the time. In fact I hung his picture on my locker door. I would be calling him but I lost his phone number. I gave him mine, but we got a new phone number, so now he doesn’t know it. Every time I’m in Draper, I would always ask my mom if we can go see Bret, and she would always say no. one of these days I’m going to run away to see him. I would get in trouble, but it’s worth it.

My Family Story! By Gabrielle Siwik

My Family Story!
By Gabrielle Siwik
In 2006 Me (Gab) and my family went to my grandma Jennies. She lives in

Montana. On a hill. We went to visit for 4 days on the 4th when we were leaving my

Parents said “we thought about going to yellow Stone Park… And so on our way home

Were going to stop there.’’ We were all happy to go to yellow stone but sad to leave our

Grandma and are cousins.

Around 1:00 pm we left our Grandmas house and went on our drive we arrived and

Yellow Stone at 3 pm. We drove around for awhile then stopped to eat lunch by

the side of a river bed. It was fun we went in to try to catch fish, but didn’t succeed.

On the road, again we drove up past 50 to 60 buffalo then we came across this really

awful smell we went to check it out. It was only a really smelly volcano. We looked

at all of them. It was like we were in a room full of smelly farts and no way out.

It was exiting.

Then we went to Old Faithful it was amazing we waited for a 30 min before we saw it

blow I couldn't’t believe my eyes as it went up. My mom got some great photo’s with us in

front of it. It was a sight I will never forget. Then we went to get something to eat as we

were there our mom gave us all a penny and we went to the coin crusher thing it made

our penny’s different it changed the shape, size and what it had on the front. I got a bear

on mine one of my brothers got a picture of the cabin, they were skinny, the edge curled,

and it was in the shape of a oval.

As we were leaving my dad told us the story about how the forest burned. We were all

shocked. As we were going up one of the mountains there was a mile long way of traffic

not really but. When we reached the top we all figured out what it was there a mountain

goat at the top and every one has slowing going so that they could go and take a picture

of it. My dad and I got some pictures up close.

My brother wanted to see a volcano so he saw that and my dad wanted to see a bear we

barely missed seeing one so he just got a to see a picture of one it was exiting almost

every one got to see what they wanted. We waited a while till we gave up on it coming

out and left. Then we came across a coyote on our way out we toke a picture of it and 10

minutes later we were going and there was million cars parked we asked someone why

they were parked and they said there was a moose the bottom of the mountain we parked

at parking space and got out we went to see where it was. Me and my dad got super close.

We got a really great picture.

Then we finally started to leave but right before we left we stopped at a lake. And played

in the water. We skipped rocks and saw which one was going further. As we left we saw

the sun set it was a beautiful sight. We got home around 11:00 11:30 pm it was exiting.

And that was “My family story”.

Bear Lake

Family Folklore-Callie Farr

Over the past few summers I and my family have been going to bear lake over Labor Day weekend to just chill and have fun. We do a lot of fun and exciting things there we go to the beach and go swimming at the pool (It’s not as fun as the beach) also were we stay there always have a big dance and big blow ups/slides to play on and games to play also there is face painting and stuff like that and they do the dance like all night its so fun. Then that’s like the last night that we stay at bear Lake then we go horse back ridding, and the first time we went we had gone on the big long trail and that takes like 3 hours but it is so much fun. Also when we leave we go to the best shake place and it’s really yummy and good. Oh also we go to the beach at night we go on the dock were the boats get there gas but there’s big spiders on there but its still fun and the bats fly around it to. But my family does a lot of fun stuff, also when we are just having fun at camp we play games go swimming and hang out at the club house/office thing and go for walks down to the beach and I go there with my cousin and we play around and make sand castles and find cool shells and have fun in the water because they have this trampoline that’s in the water so we go and jump on it and stuff. Once we went there and that night it was supposed to be the dance but it started to rain and so they didn’t do it all night but me my brother and my two step sisters went for a walk and it was raining and lightening it was scary because it was really dark and I didn’t know were we were at the time because it was so dark and raining and lightening. Also that night it was so cold and wet and of course we were in a tent and I was freezing and I was trying to get warm but just couldn’t. But it was still fun. Also if you go down to the beach and there is a wind storm then the sand hits you and it hurts and feels really weird and there is a wind storm then the sand hits you and it hurts and feels really weird, and it was funny because when we went to the beach there was this truck and I forgot if it was in my family of someone else but they went through the sand it got stuck and was flipping dirt every were it was funny. Also I went there with my mom and step dad and we had like the hole beach because we didn’t go were the camp grounds our we went to the sand camp grounds and at night we lit off fire works and built big sand castles and stuff it was really fun and funny but then me and my brother got into a sand fight and that wasn’t pretty it go all over in my hair and everything but when we were doing it. It was very fun and exciting.

A pictue with the family-Snapshot- By Jonny Hummer

Five to eight years ago my parents decided we should get a family picture that we could hang in out living room. Well at the time we lived in our old house in Draper so we drove down here to Murray Park. You know how they have that small little pond there. Our family got our picture taken there. Then there is that small rock cliff just off to the person taking the pictures left. Right there is a small rock that we took the picture at. Of course me and my little brother were like five and younger so we hated having to get dressed in some nicer clothes and we hated it we did. But any way we dealt with it and we got in the car. Well when you are younger you know how cool it is to see ducks right? So over at Murray Park they have ducks and lots of ducks so my brother and I thought was the coolest thing we had ever seen. So my parents had brought some bread because they knew we would want to feed them and so we did and man did we love it. One thing that really brings back just a ton of memories is the canopy of trees hanging over us and shadows scattered across the ground. It was during the best part of day when the sun is going down and it looks like a child’s finger painting, colors just randomly placed from red to purple. As my parents made us stand there moving us around trying to get us in a good place for us all to stand and take a picture at. We ended up picking a fake rock at the end of the park it was a good sized rock and we all we all had some part of us touching the rock a foot or sitting on it etc. Well we took quite a few pictures of us on that rock. Now when ever we go to that park and that rock we look at it and laugh it brings back great memories.
My brothers remember having that picture being taken to and it has always been there favorite. We all love going to that rock and playing on it and talking about it. When the picture was taken I remember was sick was throwing up all day etc. So were just hoping he would be fine just for the rest of the day. Luckily he did fine and we got home with no problems and he loved that day even though he was sick and one of the worst days of his life. My other brother was pretty happy that day I remember him carrying me around the park and feeding the ducks with me and my younger brother. My brother also got a duck to come right up to me and I fed it out of my hand. As you can guess at first a small kid probably thought that duck would eat you like any other food. As I got courage to go up and feed it from my hand. That is when I noticed that ducks are nothing to fear. But any way in the picture I remember all my family was in it my mom, dad, and my 3 other brothers. Right after we took that picture I remember going to MacDonald's! My family never goes out to eat so it was a huge thing to being going to fast food. They all love that picture but for sure it is my favorite of all the pictures in the entire world!

Family Folklore

My Family Folklore Teagin muller P: 4, 11-5-08

Hey my name’s Teagin, in my family we’re all together 8 people!!! Most think it’s a lot of people, but my mom always says “There are never too many people in a family.” Anyways I can’t remember what my oldest house looks like. BUT all I know is that I’ve moved 9 times in my life!!! This is a lot to most people. By the way as you know I can’t remember what my room looked like but I bet it was the smallest room in the house. I can’t really remember what the neighborhood looked like and I don’t have any pictures.
My favorite place to eat was McDonalds but of course I’ve changed over the years. Today my favorite place to eat is Ihop, (Mostly because I LOVE pancakes and waffles.) in 2007 I lived in Copenhagen, Denmark. And over there you don’t ever go to elementary school; you just go to the same school for 9 years, and after that you go to high school. Usually in Denmark we went to this HUGE store called “FIELDS” you can get anything you want there, they’ve got candy, food, clothing, electronically devices, movies, video games and much more!!! When I wanted fun and entertainment I used my imagination. Sometimes when I was lucky I got to go to the playground. I have good memories and bad, but I love them all. I liked to color a lot and play with cars and stuff. When I got scared from the “Bogie-man” I usually hide under my bed or under my blanket.
My family was funny and cool. (They still are of course.)
My mom is the one who cleans in the family. My dad is the one who helps my mom clean around the house. My brother, on the age of 19 is usually never home. One of my sisters is 17 and the other 16. And the it’s all the same today nothing has really changed.